The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Democracy
Citizen Participation
Democratic Innovations
Climate Politics
Environmental Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,228
5,132
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
International economic policy
international political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,162
422
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,879
895
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Environment
Climate change
Social science
action research
participatory research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
558
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
LGBT rights
Pride parades
South African politics and society
masculinities and war resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
623
300
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Middle East
Political Science
International Relations
Media and Communications
Women Affairs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
111
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
international relations
mimetic theory
peace and conflict studies
rivalry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
10
0.833
Graham Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,228
5,132
0.457
Democracy
Citizen Participation
Democratic Innovations
Climate Politics
Environmental Politics
Rohit Lekhi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,162
422
0.363
International economic policy
international political economy
John E Owens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,879
895
0.476
Ben Fagan Watson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
558
0.663
Environment
Climate change
Social science
action research
participatory research
Daniel Conway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
623
300
0.482
LGBT rights
Pride parades
South African politics and society
masculinities and war resistance
Jamileh Kadivar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
111
0.881
Middle East
Political Science
International Relations
Media and Communications
Women Affairs
Claudio Lanza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
10
0.833
international relations
mimetic theory
peace and conflict studies
rivalry